Mitch Smith

Some believe that Gov. Tim Walz should have deployed the Minnesota National Guard sooner when riots broke out following the police murder of George Floyd.

Gov. Tim Walz’s response to the unrest has attracted new scrutiny, and diverging opinions, since he joined Kamala Harris’s ticket.

The Democrats are arriving in Chicago, the country’s third-largest city, for their first in-person convention in eight years. Take our quiz to find out how much you know about the city.

Activists are pushing for policy changes on Gaza as Democrats hold their convention. Chicago officials are confident they will avoid a repeat of the chaos that unfolded in 1968.

The demonstration was among several protests during the convention so far. The police said they would not tolerate violence.

At least 55 demonstrators protesting the Democratic convention were detained on Tuesday after scuffling with the police outside Israel’s consulate. Hundreds more marched Wednesday.

As his city hosts the Democrats, Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to change how the world sees Chicago. But protests bring uncertainty, and the convention carries risks.

Nebraska’s attorney general not only cast doubt on a newly enacted law, but also on the state’s longstanding policy of allowing many people who finished criminal sentences to vote.

A recent retiree toured condos of all stripes in Minneapolis and St. Paul, looking for something he could get excited about. Here’s what he found.

Legislators voted to restore voting rights to more people convicted of felonies, but a dispute over that law’s constitutionality created pre-election confusion.